Suppose we knew the world was ending. Would the fear of knowing it's all over outweigh the relief of not having to goto work tomorrow?
Suppose we knew the world was ending. Would the fear of knowing it's all over outweigh the relief of not having to goto work tomorrow?
To be honest, I'd just be happy I could smoke cigarettes again.
Would depend on the person.
When Hawaii got the ballistic missile alert a few years ago, it was essentially a test of this scenario and people went both ways.
Orgy time.
No. I like to work. Or at least I like to create things, which work is at least correlated to on an average day.
Also all the things I made being broken would make me sad. I want them to thrive and be useful to people. Or at least bring them joy.
OP, you sound like you need to talk to someone. Not on the internet. In real life.
Did I miss something OP said that made you think that? I’d indeed be happy I could smoke again, too. There’d be existential crisis and all, too, but cigarette would 100% be back. Man, and it’s been like 10 years, imagine someone who just quit lol
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no. I don't have kids (by choice) exactly because I don't want to worry about "all ending" IDGAF. I was born a slave so I only have glimpses of what an amazing life is but can never have it coz I have to work to eat. So if it ends it ends, at least I can sleep
I would worry more because now all the social contracts are out the window. People no longer have a reason to act civil.
Probably a little bit of both
Luckily the 9 to 5 mentality has already changed a bit after the Covid-19 pandemic :-)
Yeah, every hour is a working hour! Every space is a workplace! I've even switched to ignoring days of the week. I can work whatever days would be best!
It's been pretty great honestly. I can work or take time off as needed.
That's cool.
I suppose I'd be the most interested in what people have to say. Maybe you'd get closure on unexpected things.
Everything ending would definitely outweigh not having to go to work. Outweighing in the sense it's so much more calming lol
What the fuck? You posed this exact question a year ago: https://kbin.social/m/asklemmy@lemmy.ml/t/864244/Suppose-we-knew-the-world-was-ending-Would-the-fear/votes/up
Explain yourself.
Man, my only fear would be regarding any suffering involved in this ending and my relief would be that the whole humanity thing is ending
Fear? I would be happy it's going to be all over!
"If the world was ending you'd come over, right?"
Seriously though I think you need to look for ways of changing your workplace if it's possible. We probably only have one life.
I'm in a good place at work. I just want to be exploring my creativity. Unfortunately, that will never pay as much.
Do you need it to pay as much? I hope that someday you get to have as much creativity in your life as you want, friend. And that it's not only at the end of the world.
yeah, my self preservation would outweigh it (despite the many suicide "jokes" I "like to" tell)
I think I would be happy. And just relax.
Tbh I feel like I would still have to go to work tommorow.
I mean if the worlds ending all crime becomes legal. Pure anarchy.
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I think I will still come to work. Maybe less shackled by bills to keep working but volunteering to work cause I love what I do